THIS JUST IN
An emergency Order in Council was made under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act in Ontario
this week so that we lawyers can now have Wills and
Powers of Attorneys signed and witnessed by video conferencing.
For clients who can not make use of video conferencing, the advise in my previous blog still applies.
VIRTUAL WITNESSING
After taking instructions, preparing the documents and forwarding the finished documents by email (see my previous blog), I intend to provide myself and my isolation partner as virtual witnesses to the execution of Wills and Powers of Attorney for Personal Care and Property. The client will sign the documents in his/her home while with us on a video conference and will then forward the signed documents to me by some sort of courier. Once I have received the documents, the other witness and I will then sign the document(s), again, on a video conference with the client. I will then prepare the Affidavit(s) of Execution and either keep the documents or return them to the client.For clients who can not make use of video conferencing, the advise in my previous blog still applies.
If you would like to discuss any of
this with me, please call 613 749-7698 or email nhunt@hunt-law.ca.
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